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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
14,315 gross 1914 at Greenock by Scott‘s Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd Cunard Line 548.8ft x 66.6ft 
 YearRemarks
 1914 May 23, launched for Cunard-Anchor joint Mediterranean - New York service as the first North Atlantic liner with geared turbinesAtlantic Journey ID 1815
 1914 Nov. 7, maiden voyage Liverpool - New York for CunardAtlantic Journey ID 1812
 1915 Feb. 4, purchased by Anchor LineAtlantic Journey ID 1813
 1915 Served as troopshipAtlantic Journey ID 1814
 1917 torpedoed and sunk while trooping by U-63 off Genoa, 414 lives lost.Atlantic Journey ID 1816
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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